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Higher Education, Science and Innovation
National Student Financial Aid Scheme & Council for Higher Education Strategic and Annual Performance Plans, with Deputy Minister
15 Apr 2015
The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) briefed the Portfolio Committee on Higher Education and Training on their Strategic Plan for 2015/16 to 2019/20 as well as their Annual Performance Plan (APP) for 2015/16. NSFAS was facing several challenges, the most critical one being the number of students in need ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
Department of Higher Education and Training on its Strategic Plan & Annual Performance Plan 2015/16
18 Mar 2015
The Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) presented its Strategic Plan and Annual Performance Plan 2015/6 to the Portfolio Committee. The Strategic Plan covered the period 2015 to 2020 and was informed by the vision espoused in the National Development Plan (NDP), the Medium Term Strategic Framework (MTSF), imperatives ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
Higher Education and Training funding: input by Financial and Fiscal Commission (FFC); Auditor-General on Department of Higher Education and Training audit outcomes
11 Mar 2015
The Portfolio Committee on Higher Education and Training (DHET) was briefed by the Financial and Fiscal Commission (FFC) on the funding of students in institutions of higher education.
The FFC indicated that R41.8 billion had been allocated for the 2015/2016 financial year, which was an increase of 7.3% from the ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
Adult Education and Training and TVET Colleges function shift/migration: progress reports by DHET & North West, Northern Cape and Mpumalanga Provincial Departments of Education
4 Mar 2015
The Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) briefed the Committee on the function shift and migration of Adult Education and Training (AET)to the Technical and Vocational Education and Training colleges (TVET). Two provincial departments responsible for education, from Northern Cape and North West, also were present to report on ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
Funding of Universities: Ministerial Task Team on implementation of review recommendations
25 Feb 2015
The Portfolio Committee on Higher Education and Training was briefed by the reference group and technical team on the development of the funding framework following the Ministerial report on universities. The team had been appointed by the Minister to consider recommendations made in the funding review report. They had been ...
Higher Education, Science and Innovation
TVET colleges and universities: enrolment / registration 2015; NSFAS on 2015 loans/bursaries allocation to students, with Minister present
18 Feb 2015
The Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) met with the Committee to brief Members on the process of registration and enrolment at universities and Technical and Vocational Education Training Colleges (TVET) for the year 2015. The Department indicated that students enrolling to study scarce skills for the first time ...